Elizabeth Arkema
@elizabetharkema.bsky.social
Principal Researcher & Docent in Epidemiology @ Karolinska Institute |autoimmune disease|epidemiology | statistics | sarcoidosis | lupus
I have learned a new term today: Productive Procrastination
Avoiding the thing you most don't want to do by doing something else you've also been avoiding.
Example: avoiding grading student exams by picking up long-dormant projects to complete.
Avoiding the thing you most don't want to do by doing something else you've also been avoiding.
Example: avoiding grading student exams by picking up long-dormant projects to complete.
a sign that says " there are no limits to what u can accomplish "
ALT: a sign that says " there are no limits to what u can accomplish "
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I have learned a new term today: Productive Procrastination
Avoiding the thing you most don't want to do by doing something else you've also been avoiding.
Example: avoiding grading student exams by picking up long-dormant projects to complete.
Avoiding the thing you most don't want to do by doing something else you've also been avoiding.
Example: avoiding grading student exams by picking up long-dormant projects to complete.
The international relations office has sent out an email only in Swedish. I sometimes wonder if internationalization means something different than I think it means.
three men are standing next to each other on top of a hill . one of the men is holding a sword .
ALT: three men are standing next to each other on top of a hill . one of the men is holding a sword .
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The international relations office has sent out an email only in Swedish. I sometimes wonder if internationalization means something different than I think it means.
I needed to change all the documents in a folder from word into pdf format. I asked CoPilot, who wrote me a word macro, which did it in seconds. 🙏
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I needed to change all the documents in a folder from word into pdf format. I asked CoPilot, who wrote me a word macro, which did it in seconds. 🙏
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It’s astonishing how many researchers seem to believe that a cluster analysis is such a sensible analysis that it needn’t even be justified through a coherent research question. Just cluster analysis go brrrrr
October 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It’s astonishing how many researchers seem to believe that a cluster analysis is such a sensible analysis that it needn’t even be justified through a coherent research question. Just cluster analysis go brrrrr
I asked copilot how many years of a woman's life is spent on oral contraceptives, to get some numbers for a grant. It told me about 30 years 😅 - it then told me it assumed a woman starts using oral contraceptives at age 18 and stops at age 45 and 45-18=27.
October 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I asked copilot how many years of a woman's life is spent on oral contraceptives, to get some numbers for a grant. It told me about 30 years 😅 - it then told me it assumed a woman starts using oral contraceptives at age 18 and stops at age 45 and 45-18=27.
I use general population comparators matched to people with the disease under study to make them comparable to the disease group. There's hype about "digital twins" and it looks just like what we've been doing for years, just with more bullsh*t. Or did I miss some nuance here? #episky
October 17, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I use general population comparators matched to people with the disease under study to make them comparable to the disease group. There's hype about "digital twins" and it looks just like what we've been doing for years, just with more bullsh*t. Or did I miss some nuance here? #episky
Really enjoyed presenting my poster on malignancy risk associated with sarcoidosis. I got some great questions and comments from people - and now I have like 10 more study ideas 😂 first I need to finish this study! #ERS2025
September 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Really enjoyed presenting my poster on malignancy risk associated with sarcoidosis. I got some great questions and comments from people - and now I have like 10 more study ideas 😂 first I need to finish this study! #ERS2025
“Don’t look for certainty in the science of uncertainty- it’s like looking for snow in the dessert” - Nicola Orsini ending his talk on statistical thinking in public health #episky
September 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“Don’t look for certainty in the science of uncertainty- it’s like looking for snow in the dessert” - Nicola Orsini ending his talk on statistical thinking in public health #episky
Professor Olof Stephansson from Karolinska is our next speaker - we need precision medicine in obstetrics. One example: trisomy detection (Down’s syndrome). Initially only maternal age was used to identify pregnancies for amniocentesis. Then ultrasound was added and now KUB, improves accuracy.
September 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Professor Olof Stephansson from Karolinska is our next speaker - we need precision medicine in obstetrics. One example: trisomy detection (Down’s syndrome). Initially only maternal age was used to identify pregnancies for amniocentesis. Then ultrasound was added and now KUB, improves accuracy.
Next presentation: Professor Jonas Halfvarsson from Örebro University on precision medicine in inflammatory bowel disease. They have developed diagnostic lipid and protein signatures
September 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Next presentation: Professor Jonas Halfvarsson from Örebro University on precision medicine in inflammatory bowel disease. They have developed diagnostic lipid and protein signatures
A framework for clinical translation in precision medicine
September 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
A framework for clinical translation in precision medicine
The next speaker is Professor Paul Franks from Lund University who explains why we need precision medicine for cardiometabolic diseases like diabetes. #episky
September 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The next speaker is Professor Paul Franks from Lund University who explains why we need precision medicine for cardiometabolic diseases like diabetes. #episky
First speaker of the day, Assistant Professor Megan Roberts from University of North Carolina explains what precision public health is: the right intervention at the right time to the right population. #episky
September 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
First speaker of the day, Assistant Professor Megan Roberts from University of North Carolina explains what precision public health is: the right intervention at the right time to the right population. #episky
At a responsible internationalization seminar:
It is a national security risk to _not_ collaborate internationally - we will otherwise not understand eachother, and not have connections to experts in other countries.
It is a national security risk to _not_ collaborate internationally - we will otherwise not understand eachother, and not have connections to experts in other countries.
September 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
At a responsible internationalization seminar:
It is a national security risk to _not_ collaborate internationally - we will otherwise not understand eachother, and not have connections to experts in other countries.
It is a national security risk to _not_ collaborate internationally - we will otherwise not understand eachother, and not have connections to experts in other countries.
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Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be https://theonion.com/area-man-passionate-defender-of-what-he-imagines-consti-1819571149/
September 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be https://theonion.com/area-man-passionate-defender-of-what-he-imagines-consti-1819571149/
Great seminar by Andrea Bellavia on defining interpretability of machine learning for epidemiology. “When using ML for etiological research, don't forget about causality. The machine doesn't distinguish between confounders, mediators, or main predictors-it treats all variables equally.”
September 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Great seminar by Andrea Bellavia on defining interpretability of machine learning for epidemiology. “When using ML for etiological research, don't forget about causality. The machine doesn't distinguish between confounders, mediators, or main predictors-it treats all variables equally.”
What are your thoughts on this "short-term supplement model for...research supported by foreign subawards" at NIH? #episky #academicsky grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
were there specific problems with previous foreign subawards or is this just a result of a government which is anti-foreigner?
were there specific problems with previous foreign subawards or is this just a result of a government which is anti-foreigner?
Short-Term Supplement Model for Human Subjects Research Supported by Foreign Subawards | Grants & Funding
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September 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
What are your thoughts on this "short-term supplement model for...research supported by foreign subawards" at NIH? #episky #academicsky grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
were there specific problems with previous foreign subawards or is this just a result of a government which is anti-foreigner?
were there specific problems with previous foreign subawards or is this just a result of a government which is anti-foreigner?
I read this paper so many times when conducting the study on incidence and prevalence of sarcoidosis in Sweden we published in 2016. Blast from the past!
ICYMI: Pulmonary sarcoidosis in the Nordic countries 1950-1982. Epidemiology and clinical picture
Pulmonary sarcoidosis in the Nordic countries 1950-1982. Epidemiology and clinical picture
The review is based on studies from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden during 1950-1982. In general sarcoidosis was slightly more frequent in females than in males, especially after 40 years of age. The majority of cases were diagnosed bef...
eurekamag.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I read this paper so many times when conducting the study on incidence and prevalence of sarcoidosis in Sweden we published in 2016. Blast from the past!
It's really nice when other people see your potential when you sometimes can't see it for yourself. Tell your junior colleagues today where you see them going in the future, might seem obvious to you but probably eye-opening to them! #episky #academicsky
September 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
It's really nice when other people see your potential when you sometimes can't see it for yourself. Tell your junior colleagues today where you see them going in the future, might seem obvious to you but probably eye-opening to them! #episky #academicsky
European Respiratory Society is offering Short-Term Research Fellowships for early career scientists to carry out projects that last 1-3 months. If you'd like to come and work with observational data on sarcoidosis using Swedish registers, get in touch! www.ersnet.org/education-an...
ERS Short-Term Research Fellowships - ERS - European Respiratory Society
Short-term research fellowships support early career scientists and clinicians to carry out projects that enhance research skills and clinical training.
www.ersnet.org
September 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
European Respiratory Society is offering Short-Term Research Fellowships for early career scientists to carry out projects that last 1-3 months. If you'd like to come and work with observational data on sarcoidosis using Swedish registers, get in touch! www.ersnet.org/education-an...
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Share: Complete your PhD in data science & epidemiology with real-world impact! Join us at @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social through the @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social. Fully funded project exploring biological mechanisms linking smoking & mental health.
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What are the biological mechanisms underlying the association between smoking, smoking cessation and mental health: a triangulation approach - GW4 BioMed MRC DTP
Project Code MRCPHS26Br Taylor G Project Type Dry lab Research Theme Population Health Science Project Summary Download Summary What are the biological mechanisms underlying the association between sm...
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September 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Share: Complete your PhD in data science & epidemiology with real-world impact! Join us at @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social through the @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social. Fully funded project exploring biological mechanisms linking smoking & mental health.
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Share: Complete your PhD in data science & epidemiology with real-world impact! Join us at @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social through the @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social. Fully funded project exploring co-use of e-cigarettes, cannabis and tobacco
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September 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Share: Complete your PhD in data science & epidemiology with real-world impact! Join us at @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social through the @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social. Fully funded project exploring co-use of e-cigarettes, cannabis and tobacco
gw4biomed.ac.uk/understandin...
gw4biomed.ac.uk/understandin...
Such mixed feelings when they extend a grant deadline - I was almost done with it, but now I have one more week to have it hanging over my head.
September 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Such mixed feelings when they extend a grant deadline - I was almost done with it, but now I have one more week to have it hanging over my head.